GIS Professional

CDR Emergency Management Inc., a national emergency management firm, is seeking a GIS Professional with strong expertise in geospatial data analysis and mapping to support emergency management operations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate situational awareness during disaster response and recovery missions.

The ideal candidate will be able to lead GIS functions within an incident management structure, support planning and operational objectives, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality GIS products.

Essential Functions:

• Establish or transition GIS capability into a unit or team under the Planning Section within an Incident Command or emergency operations structure.
• Configure and manage GIS teams to support operational and planning objectives during response and recovery missions.
• Provide oversight and quality assurance for all GIS activities, ensuring data integrity and consistency across multiple GIS teams during expanding and complex incidents.
• Coordinate and manage the deployment of NIMS Type 1 GIS Analysts and other geospatial personnel to support mission-specific needs.
• Develop, maintain, and disseminate critical mapping products (e.g., situational maps, damage assessments, operational dashboards) to aid decision-making.
• Integrate GIS data from multiple sources to support planning, resource allocation, and operational tracking.
• Ensure compliance with established standards, protocols, and best practices in GIS data management and map production.
• Support data requests and provide technical guidance to field teams, planners, and leadership as needed.

Requirements

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work professionally, effectively, and efficiently in a team environment with various stakeholders.
• Must submit to and pass a drug test.
• Must submit to and pass a background check.
• Provide Form I-9 supporting documentation that proves your identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
• Functioned in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill, or simulation within the past 3 years.
• Understanding of uses common location reference systems, including United States National Grid (USNG), latitude/longitude, and other appropriate location languages in support of disaster operations.
• Ability to acquire data for GIS software, including coordinating Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) for event imagery and other local data.
• Ability to acquire and evaluate different map types and data sources to understand limitations and present the most useful information.
• Knowledge to provide oversight, guidance, and direction for the use of predictive models such as Hazus Multi-Hazards, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN), and Wildland Fire Behavior Modeling in producing maps, analysis, and reports for situational awareness and decision-making.
• Current knowledge and skills regarding the use and application of the latest GIS technology and certifications used in the industry.
• Experience in a management position in public safety, emergency management, or a GIS team, including familiarity with GIS industry-standard methods and processes to manage GIS resources and produce GIS products and services.
• Successful experience as a Type 1 GIS Analyst on a deployment, incident, or training exercise, including tabletops with previous experience.
• Completion of the following is preferred:
• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System,
• ICS-100.IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200.
• ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents.
• IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction.
• IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction.
• IS-922: Applications of GIS for Emergency ManagementIS-2900: National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview.
• E/L 0964: National Incident Management System Incident Command System All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course, or equivalent.
• E/G/L 0191: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface.
• Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Geographic Information Systems Supervisor, or equivalent AHJ documentation.

CDR Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and EO/AAN/D. Must be able to work in the United States to apply.